Rockaway Parkway Queens Carnival

Photos: CR/IQINC (New York, NY) Senator James Sanders Jr. in partnership with Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson, and City Council Member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, and the Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) presented the 5th Annual Queens Carnival on Saturday, August 26th throughout the day. The event was free and open to the public. Thousands of people attended this […]

NYC Public Schools Tested 1,500 Students for Risk of Dyslexia After Mayor Adams Push

NYC Public Schools Tested 1,500 Students for Risk of Dyslexia After Mayor Adams Push

By Yoav Gonen and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat | SEP 14, 2023 Students in 133 schools that serve about 63,000 students were given secondary screeners during the last school year that identify students who are at risk of dyslexia or other reading challenges. The effort, while relatively small, is set to be expanded. Mayor Eric Adams […]

It’s Healthy Aging Month: Follow These 10 Steps to Be Proactive About Your Brain Health

It’s Healthy Aging Month: Follow These 10 Steps to Be Proactive About Your Brain Health

Lifestyle choices are integral to healthy aging & reducing dementia risk NEW YORK (September 14, 2023)— As part of Healthy Aging Month this September, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering ten steps to promote healthy aging and good brain health. “Lifestyle choices are integral to healthy aging, protecting brain health, and reducing the risk of developing […]

NYC Comptroller Lander Declines to Approve $432 Million DocGo Contract for Work on Asylum Seeker Emergency

NYC Comptroller Lander Declines to Approve $432 Million DocGo Contract for Work on Asylum Seeker Emergency

Contract returned to Dept. of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) due to outstanding concerns about controversial vendor hired to provide shelter services to new arrivals in New York City and Upstate   New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Brad Lander announced he declined to approve a $432 million contract with DocGo, Inc (formally known […]

ICYMI: Comptroller Lander Op-ed on Asylum Seekers in The Nation

ICYMI: Comptroller Lander Op-ed on Asylum Seekers in The Nation

Editorial credit: Sean Aidan Calderbank / Shutterstock.com New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander published an opinion piece in The Nation offering a vision for how government can work together so that asylum seekers can help the city thrive. Read the full op-ed below:  Mayor Eric Adams said the quiet part way too loud last […]

To protect taxpayers from scams, IRS orders immediate stop to new Employee Retention Credit processing amid surge of questionable claims; concerns from tax pros

To protect taxpayers from scams, IRS orders immediate stop to new Employee Retention Credit processing amid surge of questionable claims; concerns from tax pros

Editorial credit: Paul Brady Photography / Shutterstock.com Aggressive marketing to ineligible applicants highlights unacceptable risk to businesses and the tax system IR-2023-169, Sept. 14, 2023 Moratorium on processing of new claims through year’s end will allow IRS to add more safeguards to prevent future abuse, protect businesses from predatory tactics; IRS working with Justice Department […]

Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border with its neighbor

Dominican president suspends visas for Haitians and threatens to close border with its neighbor

By AP Associated Press The president of the Dominican Republic announced Monday that he has suspended issuing visas to Haitians, and he threatened to shut down land, air and sea traffic between the two neighbors over their latest dispute. President Luis Abinader’s move follows the recent excavation of a supposed canal in Haiti that Dominican […]

Address by Hon. Dr. Terrance M. Drew, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Minister of Health The 2023 Global Week for Action on NCDs, September 14 to 21, 2023

Greetings my fellow citizens and residents, This week is being celebrated as the Global Week of Action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with the theme “Bridging the Care Gap”. This Global Week of Action on NCDs is celebrated each year with the aim of ensuring that the NCD response gets the attention required everywhere and for […]

What Biden can and can’t do to get migrants working

What Biden can and can’t do to get migrants working

By Emily Ngo, Jeff Coltin and Nick Reisman | 09/05/2023 Expediting work authorization for migrants won’t be quick. And in this political climate, it won’t be easy. There’s actually only so much that President Joe Biden can change, making the pressure from Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and others limited in its ability to lead to change. So how could work eligibility be […]

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